Prof. of Law, Wake Forest. Law & Humanities including Semiotics, Hermeneutics, Rhetoric, Emotion, Virtue, & Legal Education Reform. Lampoon Langdell. Also commercial transactions & verse & translation. https://haroldanthonylloyd.blogspot.com
Wish our national journalists were at least half as good as these student journalists.
Kelly WootenGreat reporting from our student journalists at the Duke Chronicle on increases for the most highly paid Duke employees in the wake of unnecessary massive layoffs: www.dukechronicle.com/article/duke...
960th anniversary of the #BattleofHastings is October 14th as first semester 1Ls are hopefully learning of Law French, roots of fee simple, domesday book, curia regis, & all the rest. #BayeuxTapestry marks this milestone in the #BritishMuseum from Sept. till next July. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Five key images from the Bayeux Tapestry, and the story they tellIt depicts a medieval game of thrones as William the Conquerer did battle with King Harold to rule England.www.bbc.com"modern diversity may represent only a small share of humanity’s linguistic capabilities" #linguistics #philosophy #langsky www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/t...
Three Millennia Ago, Humans May Have Spoken Thousands More Languages Than We Have Today, During a Linguistic 'Golden Age'A new study suggests linguistic diversity reached its peak between 1000 B.C.E. and 1000 C.E. before decliningwww.smithsonianmag.comThis straightforard up vs down rhetoric should be a Democratic staple. Powerful when they use it.
The Tennessee Holler🔥 @jamestalarico.bsky.social : “The only minority destroying America is billionaires: Trans people aren’t taking away our healthcare. Muslims aren’t defunding our schools. Immigrants aren’t cutting taxes for themselves + their rich friends… It’s billionaires & their puppet politicians.”
" #Alito cannot seem to vote against anything the administration does." Unleashed by his own brand of "practical #originalism." Gift Article No Paywall www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
Essay | Samuel Alito, a MAGA-Friendly Justice With a New Conservative Legal VisionSamuel Alito is fusing establishment conservatism and the Trump movement into a new legal doctrine. His approach to the law may outlast them both.www.wsj.comIt's pride month and I'm proud of my church. #Episcopalian "In 2026, we will celebrate the 50th anniversary of our church affirming that LGBTQ+ people have a full and equal claim to the love, acceptance, and pastoral care of the church." www.episcopalchurch.org/organization...
LGBTQ+ON THIS PAGE For decades, LGBTQ+ Episcopalians and allies have worked to make The Episcopal Church a place of belonging and inclusion. We have prayed, studied, and discerned, and in doing so, we have ...www.episcopalchurch.org#Trump didn't just botch the reline & drive cars on it, he also took out the purifiers: "by the time the purification systems were reinstalled 36 hours later, enormous algae blooms were starting to spread unchecked, turning the water green" Gifted please share. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/26/u...
How the Reflecting Pool Turned Green: Missing ‘Bubblers’ and a Rush Jobwww.nytimes.comVery interesting but not an either/or. Make the "look up" argument in plain English PLUS fundamental change PLUS hold prior bad actors accountable. Likely last chance. Won't survive repeats of Obam-Biden policy failures (no real univ. healcare etc) or failed justice (Great Recession/Trump scandals).
The Editorial BoardRead the article here or read the thread below. www.editorialboard.com/make-the-bad...
#Trump's new riddle of induction: inverted "grue"? #NelsonGoodman #PhilSky www.wsj.com/us-news/pres...
President Trump Has a Pool Problem. The Nation Has Thoughts.People are flocking to see the algae-streaked reflecting pool on the National Mall and are eager to weigh in on the solution.www.wsj.comGlad my #NorthCarolina won't be there. Maybe the rest of the original thirteen will do the same in true celebration of the principles of the Declaration of Independence. @lpcprof.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/u...
Some States Opt Out of Trump’s ‘Great American State Fair’www.nytimes.com